Black Gold

Name: Black Gold
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: 2011-12-21
Duration: 2 h 10 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto, Tahar Rahim, Riz Ahmed

2011·Movie·R·130 min·★ 6.5(308)

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On the Arabian Peninsula in the 1930s, two warring leaders come face to face. The victorious Nesib, Emir of Hobeika, lays down his peace terms to rival Amar, Sultan of Salmaah. The two men agree that neither can lay claim to the area of no man’s land between them called The Yellow Belt. In return, Nesib adopts Amar’s two boys Saleeh and Auda as a guarantee against invasion. Twelve years later, Saleeh and Auda have grown into young men. Saleeh, the warrior, itches to escape his gilded cage and return to his father’s land. Auda cares only for books and the pursuit of knowledge. One day, their adopted father Nesib is visited by an American from Texas. He tells the Emir that his land is blessed with oil and promises him riches beyond his wildest imagination. Nesib imagines a realm of infinite possibility, a kingdom with roads, schools and hospitals all paid for by the black gold beneath the barren sand. There is only one problem. The precious oil is located in the Yellow Belt.

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About Black Gold

Black Gold is a 2011 English-language adventure and drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The cast is led by Mark Strong, Antonio Banderas, Freida Pinto. It has a runtime of 2h 10m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Philo, Hoopla, Fawesome.

Black Gold was produced by France 2 Cinéma, Quinta Communications, and Carthago Films and made in France and Italy. It was released on December 21, 2011, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $40 million, it went on to gross $5 million worldwide.

Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Writers: Menno Meyjes
Release date: December 21, 2011
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: France, Italy
Budget: $40 million
Box office: $5 million
Production: France 2 Cinéma, Quinta Communications, Carthago Films

Black Gold cast & crew

Black Gold was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and written by Menno Meyjes.

The cast features Mark Strong as Sultan Amar, Antonio Banderas as Emir Nesib, Freida Pinto as Leyla, Tahar Rahim as Auda, Riz Ahmed as Ali, and Lotfi Dziri as Sheikh of Bani Sirri.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Horner, cinematography is by Jean-Marie Dreujou, and it was produced by Tarak Ben Ammar and Xavier Castano.

Is Black Gold worth watching?

Black Gold holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 308 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 2h 10m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy adventure and drama, Black Gold is worth a place on your watchlist.

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